If you're trying to install the dhcp3-server in ubuntu linux and you're retrieving the following error:
"The following packages have unmet dependencies:
dhcp3-server: Depends: dhcp3-common (= 3.1.3-2ubuntu3.2) but 3.1.3-2ubuntu3.3 is to be installed E: Broken packages"
Follow the instructions below to solve this issue:
// Install the synaptic package
[user@server]$ sudo apt-get install synaptic
// Run the synaptic package (to run the synaptic app you should work in GUI mode)
[user@server]$ synaptic
In Synaptic application search for the dhcp3-common > Select it >
From the menu bar click on Package > Force Version... >
In the popped up window select the following forced version to be installed:
Force version: 3.1.3-2ubuntu3.2 (stable)
This process will do the following:
// Install the dhcp3-server package
[user@server]$ sudo apt-get install dhcp3-server
// Install the dhcp3-client package
[user@server]$ sudo apt-get install dhcp3-client
// install the wicd package
[user@server]$ sudo apt-get install wicd
"The following packages have unmet dependencies:
dhcp3-server: Depends: dhcp3-common (= 3.1.3-2ubuntu3.2) but 3.1.3-2ubuntu3.3 is to be installed E: Broken packages"
Follow the instructions below to solve this issue:
// Install the synaptic package
[user@server]$ sudo apt-get install synaptic
// Run the synaptic package (to run the synaptic app you should work in GUI mode)
[user@server]$ synaptic
In Synaptic application search for the dhcp3-common > Select it >
From the menu bar click on Package > Force Version... >
In the popped up window select the following forced version to be installed:
Force version: 3.1.3-2ubuntu3.2 (stable)
This process will do the following:
- Remove the packages below:
- dhcp3-client
- wicd
- wicd-daemon
- wicd-gtk
- Downgrade the dhcp3-common package
// Install the dhcp3-server package
[user@server]$ sudo apt-get install dhcp3-server
// Install the dhcp3-client package
[user@server]$ sudo apt-get install dhcp3-client
// install the wicd package
[user@server]$ sudo apt-get install wicd
this:
ReplyDeleteinstall the wicd package
# sudo apt-get install wicd
says broken packages :(